Category: WWE News
WWE NXT Tops AEW Dynamite Viewership Before Thanksgiving
WWE NXT narrowly beat AEW Dynamite in overall viewership last week on November 25, the night before Thanksgiving. Last week’s WWE NXT drew 712,000 viewers on the USA Network. This is up from the week before, which had 638,000 viewers. The show ranked No. 25 in the 18-49 demographic with a 0.20 rating. Last week’s…
Rhea Ripley Added To Women’s WarGames Match, Updated TakeOver Card
As expected, WWE has officially announced Rhea Ripley will join Shotzi Blackheart and Ember Moon for this year’s women’s WarGames match. The trio, plus another superstar to be announced (likely NXT Women’s Champion Io Shirai), will take on Candice LeRae, Dakota Kai, Raquel Gonzalez, and Toni Storm. Ripley captained the first women’s WarGames match last…
Symphony Of Destruction Match Added To Tonight’s Raw, Updated Lineup
WWE has announced Elias will take on Jeff Hardy in a “Symphony of Destruction” match on tonight’s new episode of Monday Night Raw. This is the third match of its kind with Elias having competed in the previous two against Braun Strowman, and then teaming with Strowman to face Cesaro and Shinsuke Nakamura. Below is…
The Undertaker On How Vince McMahon Told Him About The End Of His WrestleMania Streak
The Undertaker’s WrestleMania streak came to an end at WrestleMania 30. He was defeated by Brock Lesnar, in a decision that still shocks fans to this day. It seems Vince McMahon changed his mind regarding the streak. During the Broken Skull Sessions, The Undertaker talked about that fateful day with Steve Austin. He said that Vince…
Alberto Del Rio Is No Longer Charged With Sexual Assault & Kidnapping
Alberto Del Rio faced charges of second-degree sexual assault and aggravated kidnapping. However, it seems those charges might have been dropped. Del Rio’s accuser, who is his ex-girlfriend, took to Instagram and made an apology post for her ”mistakes.” To this, Del Rio’s brother called her a garbage person and a liar. Upon further digging,…
MJF Might Have Joined NXT Before AEW Began
Prior to AEW’s inception, MJF was signed to MLW. According to his contract with MLW, he was prohibited from working in WWE and Impact Wrestling. AEW was not a thing when the contract was made, so he was free to work there. It seems he almost went to NXT before AEW was made. Cody Bauer…
Gillberg Requests Help From Fans After Suffering Heart Attack
Former WWE Superstar Gillberg suffered a heart attack last week, as it was revealed by James Ellsworth. Thankfully, he has since then been discharged and Ellsworth provided another update on his friend. Ellsworth posted a photo of himself with him at his home. “Saw my buddy Gillberg today. He’s home recovering and doing well,” James…
Ember Moon Officially Joins Team Shotzi Blackheart For NXT TakeOver: WarGames
Ember Moon is ready to go to war. WWE revealed the news on Sunday via a new vignette (embedded above) in which Moon interrupted Shotzi Blackheart’s welding session to make her intentions known. The former NXT Women’s Champion is the first to person to officially join Blackheart’s team. Blackheart, Moon, and two others will take…
Braun Strowman Suffered Injury, Will Not Compete At WWE TLC
WWE’s original plans reportedly called for Braun Strowman to challenge Drew McIntyre for the WWE Championship at WWE TLC. However, he was then suspended indefinitely as part of a storyline and is also excluded from the #1 contender’s match on Monday as well. He was seemingly written off of television and now the reason has…
The Young Bucks Reveal Unknown Story About Seth Rollins
The Young Bucks are the current AEW World Tag Team Champions. Their new book was recently released and it contains some interesting stories. In the book, there is a portion about Seth Rollins that fans never knew about. It was when he was known as Tyler Black. The Young Bucks said that Rollins was misunderstood,…
Marty Jannetty Updates Fans After Surgery
Marty Jannetty continues to be a controversial figure in the world of professional wrestling due to his posts on social media. For a long time, he needed to have an operation which he could not afford, but it seems he finally managed to get the surgery done. Jannetty talked about his ankle issues in the…
WWE Did Not Approve Of Liv Morgan’s Darker Character
Following the Riott Squad breaking up, Liv Morgan thought of several ideas for what character she could be next. She was absent from WWE television for quite a while but kept on thinking of new ideas. Last year, there was a time where Liv Morgan seemed to have made fans worry about her well-being after…
Sasha Banks Provides Explanation As To Why She Will Not Be On Total Divas
Sasha Banks is the SmackDown Women’s Champion and is having a great run in WWE. It seems she has no interest in joining reality television. Banks spoke to Stephanie Chase, where she was against the idea of ever doing reality television. It is simply not for her and she has no interest whatsoever. So it…
WWE Commentary Prohibited From Mentioning Chris Jericho Related Move
Chris Jericho parted ways with WWE a few years ago, and Vince McMahon did not take it the best way. Jericho was removed from WWE’s opening intro video and he has not been mentioned since then. One of his famous moves also seems to have banned from being mentioned. Jericho introduced his Codebreaker move in…
SmackDown Receives Decrease In Ratings
WWE Friday Night SmackDown this week continued to build toward WWE TLC. According to a report by Showbuzz Daily, WWE Friday Night SmackDown garnered an overnight average of 1.987 million viewers. The first hour managed 2.016 million viewers and the second hour brought in 1.957 million viewers. It managed a 0.55 in the 18-49 demographic.…
WWE 205 Live Results (11/27/20) – Curt Stallion vs. Raul Mendoza
Below are complete results from the November 28th edition of WWE 205 Live: August Grey def. Ariya Daivari via pinfall. Curt Stallion def. Raul Mendoza via pinfall. Joaquin Wilde was in Mendoza’s corner. Santos Escobar made an appearance on the ramp after Mendoza and Wilde were both taken out by Stallion.
Alberto Del Rio’s Accuser Has Been Called A ‘Liar’ & ‘Garbage Person’ After Apology
Alberto Del Rio is currently facing charges of second-degree sexual assault and aggravated kidnapping, for which he will have his hearing on January 25th next year. His ex-girlfriend, who has accused him of such actions has now apologized. In an Instagram post translated from Spanish, Rio’s ex-girlfriend said the following: “An apology to the Rodriguez del Rio…
WWE Friday Night SmackDown Results (11/27/20) – Kevin Owens vs. Jey Uso
Below are complete results from the November 28th edition of WWE Friday Night SmackDown: Roman Reigns, Paul Heyman, and Jey Uso are in the ring to open the show. Reigns talks down on Jey for not being a good leader for Team SmackDown at Survivor Series. Otis comes out to face King Corbin, but Jey…
WWE Preparing Major Role For The Usos’ Character Changing
Roman Reigns has had Jey Uso as his follower for a while now. It seems WWE has huge plans for Jimmy Uso as well when he makes his in-ring return. The company might be booking the Usos to have a top spot on the roster. It can already be seen by how they are booking…
John Morrison Has Locked Down Trademark
John Morrison is called by several names and that includes the Mayor of Slamtown. It seems he has filed a trademark related to that name. Morrison has filed a trademark for Slamtown on November 23rd according to Heel By Nature. While using his real name John Hennigan, he locked down the nickname in such a way that…
Roman Reigns’ Next Challenger Possibly Revealed
WWE initially planned on having Daniel Bryan face Roman Reigns for the WWE Universal Title at WWE TLC, but plans have changed. Now it seems we know who his next opponent could be. During this week’s episode of Friday Night Smackdown, Kevin Owens had a run-in with Roman Reigns. This could be the beginning of…
Segment Announced For Next Week’s RAW
WWE is continuing to build towards their next pay-per-view TLC. During this week’s episode of Friday Night Smackdown, the company announced a few segments for next week’s RAW. Bray Wyatt has been going after Randy Orton for the past few weeks. Now it seems Orton will be a guest on A Moment Of Bliss on…
Ladder Match Made Official For NXT
WWE NXT’s next event will be TakeOver: WarGames. It will be held on December 6th and the company is trying to book a stacked card for the go-home episode of NXT before the event. During this week’s episode of Friday Night Smackdown, the company confirmed that Shotzi Blackheart and Raquel Gonzalez will be squaring off against…
Seth Rollins Gives Update On Becky Lynch’s Pregnancy
Becky Lynch is pregnant and is expected to give birth in December. Seth Rollins has been written off WWE television after WWE Survivor Series so that he could be with her. Rollins spoke to the WWE, where he provided an update on Becky Lynch. He said that with their due date coming closer, she is…
Cezar Bononi Reveals How He Had No Idea How To Behave In AEW After WWE Release
Former NXT Superstar Cezar Bononi was among the many Superstars released on April 15th. He did not have a good time with the company, which he recently revealed. Now he has been making appearances in AEW and it is far different from his previous experience in WWE. Cezar Bononi spoke on Dan Matha’s ‘Spark In…
Dana Brooke Joins New Talent Agency
Dana Brooke is one of the featured WWE Superstars on Monday Night RAW. Now it seems she has her own ventures outside the squared circle. The WWE Superstar recently signed with First Round Management, which is a talent agency. Malki Kawa, who is the CEO and founder of the company took to Instagram and officially…
Dark Side Of The Ring Episode On Chyna No Longer Happening
Vice’s Dark Side Of The Ring was going to feature an episode on Chyna for their third season. However, it seems that is no longer the case. Chyna’s former manager Anthony Anzaldo spoke to Wrestling Inc, where he revealed that Vice and Dark Side Of The Ring approached him regarding an episode about the late…
Duane ‘Gillberg’ Gill Suffered A Heart Attack
Former WWE Superstar Gillberg was one of the highlights in the Attitude Era. He was a parody of WCW’s Goldberg character and has entertained fans for years. Now it seems he recently suffered a heart attack. Duane Gill’s wife told James Ellsworth to inform fans of the news on social media. Gillberg and Ellsworth are…
Kurt Angle Accused Of Using Steroids
Kurt Angle recently posted a photo on social media, where he was seen in excellent physical shape. That certainly impressed many fans online. However, it seems WWE Hall Of Famer Superstar Billy Graham thinks he did not get there naturally. Billy Graham took to his Facebook, where he gave his opinion regarding Kurt Angle’s new…
WWE NXT UK Results (11/26/20) – Heritage Cup Finals, Cruiserweight Title Match
Below are complete results from the November 26th edition of NXT UK: NXT UK Cruiserweight Championship Match: Jordan Devlin (c) def. Amir Jordan via submission to retain. Rampage Brown lifts weights at the UK PC. Meanwhile, we learn Noam Dar has a new podcast coming to the WWE Network. Eddie Dennis and The Hunt were…
Braun Strowman Possibly Injured
Injuries can happen at any time inside the squared circle. Owing to injuries, plans have to be changed on the spot and it seems that might have happened with Braun Strowman. The company initially had plans for Braun Strowman to face Drew McIntyre for the WWE Championship at WWE TLC in December. It seems there…
Cezar Bononi Reveals How WWE Underpaid Him
WWE simply does not pay developmental talents as much as they do for the main roster Superstars. There was a time when the company offered very little money to newcomers. This includes Cezar Bononi. The former WWE NXT Superstar spoke on the ‘Spark In The Dark’ podcast. In the interview, Bononi opened up about how…
Fit Finlay Re-Hired By WWE For Producer Role
Fit Finlay was one of the producers who was furloughed by WWE back on April 15th where the company released over a hundred employees. Now it seems he is back with the company. As reported by PWInsider, Fit Finlay is once again backstage at NXT. He is one of the only employees WWE decided to bring…
Eric Bischoff Questions Andrew Yang’s Intentions For Unionizing WWE Superstars
The unionization of WWE Superstars has been an important topic of discussion for awhile now. Zelina Vega’s release by WWE simply aggravated the situation and increased discussions. Andrew Yang has been quite involved in the fight for unionization of WWE Superstars. During the ‘Everything Is Wrestling’ show, Eric Bischoff revealed his thoughts about WWE Superstars unionizing.…
Triple Threat Title Match, Strap Match, WarGames Participants Set For TakeOver
This week’s WWE NXT featured several developments for TakeOver: WarGames on December 6. We now know that Candice LeRae’s WarGames team will consist of herself, Dakota Kai, Raquel Gonzalez, and Toni Storm. Storm turned heel on Ember Moon to align with Team Candice. While not confirmed, it looks like Shotzi Blackheart’s team will include herself,…
Grizzled Young Veterans Return to NXT, Toni Storm Turns Heel
A few former NXT UK stars made their mark on this week’s NXT. Toni Storm turned heel on Ember Moon and aligned herself with Team Candice for TakeOver: War Games. This is Storm’s first heel run in WWE, which now sets up potential feuds with Moon and/or NXT Women’s Champion Io Shirai. WHY TONI WHY?!?!?#WWENXT…
WWE NXT Results (11/25/20) – WarGames Advantage Ladder Match
Welcome to our live coverage of tonight’s episode of WWE NXT on USA Network. Tonight’s episode will feature a ladder match to determine the men’s WarGames advantage. WWE NXT Results (11/25/2020) From the Capitol Wrestling Center (WWE PC) in Orlando, FL Kevin Owens is filling in for Wade Barrett on commentary. Candice LeRae def. Ember Moon…
Shotzi Blackheart On Being Sexually Abused By Family Member As A Child
Shotzi Blackheart is one of the top female competitors on the NXT roster. It seems she has been through a lot in her life, which she recently revealed. During Chasing Glory, Shotzi Blackheart talked about her traumatic childhood, which included being sexually abused by her uncle. Her uncle is still in jail for what he did,…
Jim Ross On If Triple H Ever Refused To Put Someone Over In WWE
During the time from 1996 to 2000, Triple H had not lost a single match at pay-per-views. It seems this is a fact that Jim Ross is not aware of. Several fans consider Triple H from the early days to be one who used to bury wrestlers and maintain his top position in WWE. Rumors…
WWE Might Be Considering Strange Tag Team Champions
TLC will be held on December 20th and it has been said that WWE does not know what to plan for the card. During this week’s episode of Monday Night RAW, Lana and Asuka teamed up together, which was not expected. They managed to beat the WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Nia Jax and Shayna…
This Week’s RAW Viewership Increases
This week’s episode of Monday Night RAW saw the aftermath of Survivor Series. According to a report by Showbuzz Daily, WWE Monday Night RAW garnered a three-hour average of 1.81 million viewers. This is certainly an increase compared to last week’s episode which brought in 1.78 million viewers. The week prior got 1.69 million viewers. This…
WWE Files Interesting Trademark For Dean Ambrose
Dean Ambrose left WWE in early 2019. He was allowed to let his contract expire and since then he has been the face of All Elite Wrestling. It seems WWE has filed an interesting trademark with respect to his run in WWE. As reported by Heel By Nature, the company filed for a trademark on…
Xavier Woods Will Be The Host For G4 TV Next Year
For a very long time, Xavier Woods wanted to be included on G4 TV when they return in 2021. He made quite a few of his friends send out tweets in support of him being on the show. It seems he got what he wanted. WWE was happy about the news that Xavier Woods will be…
WWE Announces Storyline Suspension For Braun Strowman
WWE has announced a storyline suspension for Braun Strowman after he assaulted Adam Pearce on Monday’s Raw. “WWE Digital has learned that Braun Strowman has been suspended indefinitely for putting his hands on WWE official Adam Pearce. Strowman took exception with Pearce’s plan for awarding a WWE Championship opportunity and lashed out at the WWE…
WWE Might Be Planning To Postpone Major Roman Reigns Match To Royal Rumble
WWE has several things going on at the same time and that also includes Roman Reigns opponent at TLC. The issue remains as to who will be challenging him for the Universal Title. Daniel Bryan is one of the top babyfaces on Friday Night Smackdown. It has been suggested by several reports that WWE is…
WWE Planning Controversial Ending To Royal Rumble Match?
WWE Creative plans on writing interesting storylines for fans. Now it seems the company might go with a controversial ending for next year’s Royal Rumble. On Wrestling Observer Live, Bryan Alvarez talked about some creative scenarios WWE might have planned for the Royal Rumble. He gave a scenario that apparently has been pitched in WWE. It…
Aleister Black’s Status In WWE Said To Be ‘Not Good’
When Aleister Black was called up to the main roster, fans were excited to see what he would accomplish in the main roster. Sadly, he lost his momentum and has not been seen on WWE television for quite some time. Aleister Black’s wife Zelina Vega was fired from WWE recently. On Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer…
New Randy Orton Trademark Registered By WWE
WWE never fails to register trademarks that might benefit them in any manner. It might be a phrase or term that has been used on WWE television for a long time. It seems they have locked down a trademark for Randy Orton. As reported by Heel By Nature, the company has finally locked down the…
#1 Contender’s Match For WWE Championship Confirmed For Next Week’s RAW
WWE’s next pay-per-view of the year will be TLC and it will take place on December 20th. The company has already started working on the card on this week’s RAW. On this week’s episode of Monday Night RAW, a major #1 contender’s match was announced for next week’s episode. The show saw three matches taking…
WWE Monday Night Raw Results (11/23/20) – Survivor Series Fallout
WWE Monday Night Raw Results Live from the ThunderDome at Amway Center in Orlando, FL November 23, 2020 on the USA Network Storyline Developments & Promo Highlights: “Team Raw” members AJ Styles w/Omos, Sheamus, Keith Lee, Riddle and Braun Strowman opened the show in the ring with Adam Pearce. Pearce stated one of them would…
